LIFE LESSONS FROM NATURE 4 — ON POSSESSIONS
We Act as if We Are the Owners of the World — Life Lessons From Nature
We Born Alone, We Die Alone
We are the only creatures on the planet who keep possessions. We come into this world with nothing and leave with nothing, yet we work our entire lives to accumulate things we can’t take with us.
Our quest for pleasure is never-ending, and we continue to collect things that have no moral value in our lives. In the process, we generate a lot of garbage that detoxifies the world we live in.
Our actions are more likely to destroy than to sustain life. We are so focused on acquiring things that we lose sight of the impact it has on the environment and the lives of the other creatures with whom we share the planet.
Nature Is the True Owner:
Nature owns everything in the universe, the air, water, and land, as well as all forms of life. She is the sole owner of everything we see, feel, and experience.
An eagle is born with nothing, owns nothing, and dies with nothing.
A bear is born with nothing, owns nothing, and dies with nothing.
A cat is born with nothing, owns nothing, and dies with nothing.
Somehow, these natural creatures knew it was absurd to claim ownership of what was rightfully hers; from birth to death, all of their actions were obligated to serve nature.
These creatures have no negative impact on the environment in which they live. They produce no waste.
Is it possible for a fish to pollute the water it lives in?
Is it possible for a bird flying in the sky to pollute the air?
Does a horse grazing on the land pollute it?
But, we do.
We Are Not The Owners:
We claim ownership of the land, water, food, and anything else we can get our hands on. That’s how greedy we are.
We are born with nothing and spend our entire lives accumulating everything that we will not be able to take with us when we die. In the process, we have created and dumped millions of tonnes of trash in the only place where we are capable of living.
We have become the ultimate polluters all because we enjoy having luxuries, even if they are meaningless.
We buy diamonds. What’s the point of wearing a gleaming stone around your neck and fingers if it has no meaning in your daily life? For God’s sake, it’s only a stone.
We buy gold. What’s the point of wearing shiny yellow metals all over our bodies when it’s just metal?
It’s only valuable because we all believe it’s valuable. We trash our entire planet because of our false beliefs.
We are the only creatures on the planet who generate waste.
No matter how much growth we claim to have, it is all artificial, serves no purpose for nature, and only serves to destroy it. We haven’t increased our natural resources even an inch.
Our desire for possessions, fueled by money, is destroying everything we can’t buy. There is no money in nature. Nature provides everyone with free resources, but we put a price tag on everything.
We may be the most technologically advanced species, but in the eyes of nature, we are the most inferior of all. All of our sufferings are the result of our own actions, not of hers.
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